Know Your Beer

Lager

Lager (German: storage) is a type of beer that is fermented and conditioned at low temperatures. Pale lager is the most widely consumed and commercially available style of beer in the world. Bock, Pilsner and Märzen are all styles of lager. There are also dark lagers, such as Dunkel and Schwarzbier.

The Beach Tavern stocks the following lagers and lager style beers:

CBC Lager (Bottle)

CBC Pilsner

Darling Brew Slow Beer

Brewers & Union Unfiltered Lager

Brewers & Union Beast Of The Deep

Brewers & Union Bern Stein (Dark Lager)

Brewers & Union Dark Lager

Stellenbrau Governor’s Red

Jack Black’s Lager

Naked Mexican

Brewdog This Is Lager

Striped Horse Lager

Striped Horse Pilsner

Weiss Beer

Wheat beer is a style of beer brewed with a large proportion of wheat malt; it includes Weiss bier, Witbier and sour varieties

The Beach Tavern stocks the following Weiss beers:

Stellenbrau Jonkers Weiss

Brothers In Arms Wingman’s Weiss

Brewers & Union Steph Weiss

CBC Krystal Weiss

CBC Amber Weiss

Der Graf Von Bavaria (Non-Alcoholic)

Darling Brew Bone Crusher

Darling Brew Silver Back (Dark Wit / Wheat Beer)

Ale

Ale is a type of beer brewed from malted barley using a warm fermentation with a strain of brewers’ yeast. Compared to lager yeasts, ale yeast ferments more quickly, and often produces a sweeter, fuller-bodied and fruitier taste. Most ales contain hops, which help preserve the beer and impart a bitter herbal flavour that balances the sweetness of the malt.

India Pale Ale is a distinct style of beer and is characterized as a sparkling pale ale with a slightly higher level of alcohol and hops than a typical Pale Ale; the hops lending it a distinct bitterness.

Double IPAs (also referred to as Imperial IPAs) are a stronger, very hoppy variant of IPAs that typically have alcohol content above 7.5% by volume.

The creation of India Pale Ale during the 18th century was the result of tremendous efforts by British brewers to overcome a difficult problem: shipping to the British colony of India resulted in the arrival of flat, sour beer. Before refrigeration and pasteurization, the brewer’s only weapons against spoilage were alcohol and hops.

Alcohol and hops provide an unfriendly environment for microbes, preventing the growth of the bacteria that cause sourness. Therefore, high alcohol content and high hopping rates could protect beer from the souring associated with long storage times.

Saison (French, “season”) is the name originally given to refreshing, low-alcohol pale ales brewed seasonally in farmhouses in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium, to refresh farm workers during harvest season. Modern-day saisons are also brewed in other countries, particularly USA, and are generally bottle conditioned, with an average range of 5 to 8% abv, though saisons at the more traditional 3.5% strength can still be found.

Although saison has been described as an endangered style, there has been a rise in interest in this style in recent years, with Saison Dupont being named “the Best Beer in the World” by the magazine Men’s Journal in July 2005.

Historically, saisons did not share identifiable characteristics to pin them down as a style, but rather were a group of refreshing summer ales. Each farm brewer would make his own distinctive version.

The Beach Tavern Stocks the following Ales:

Devils Peak Silvertree

Devils Peak The King’s Blockhouse (IPA)

Devils Peak First Light (Golden Ale Bottle)

Darling Black Mist Black Ale

London Pride Ale

Fullers London Porter

Fullers ESB

Copperlake IPA

Copperlake English Ale

Citizens Alliance (Amber Ale)

Jack Black’s Lumber Jack (Amber Ale)

Jack Black’s Butcher Block (Pale Ale)

Jack Black’s Skeleton Coast (IPA)

Brewers & Union Handwerk All-Day (IPA)

Brewers & Union Sunday (IPA)

Brewdog Jackhammer (Double IPA)

Brewdog Punk (IPA)

Brewdog Dead Pony (Pale Ale)

Brewdog 5Am Saint (Amber Ale)

Cider

Cider is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from the unfiltered juice of fruits.

The Beach Tavern stocks the following cider:

Dragon Fiery Ginger

Everson’s Cloudy Cider

Garagista Pom Cider

Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime Cider

Rekorderlig Pear Cider

Rekorderlig Wild Berries Cider

Mind the Gap Apple Cider

Mind the Gap Apple-Ginger Cider

Belgian Beer

Beer in Belgium varies from pale lager to lambic beer and Flemish red. There are approximately 180 breweries in the country, ranging from international giants to microbreweries.

On average, Belgians drink 84 litres of beer each year, down from around 200 each year in 1900. Most beers are bought or served in bottles, rather than cans, and almost every style of beer has its own particular, uniquely shaped glass or other drinking-vessel. Using the correct glass is considered to improve its flavour.

Blonde
Blonde ales are very pale in colour. The term “Blonde” for pale beers is popular in Europe and South America – particularly in France, Belgium, the UK, and Brazil – though the beers may not have much in common, other than colour.

Belgian Blondes tend to be clear, crisp, and dry, with low-to-medium bitterness and aroma from hops, and some sweetness from malt. Fruitiness from esters may be perceived. A lighter body from higher carbonation may be noticed.

It is imperative that all Belgian beer is served in its correct glass. The beers glass has been designed for the beer to enhance all the natural flavours of the beer.

The beach Tavern Stocks the following Belgian Beers:

Duvel (Blond Ale)

Liefmans Fruitesse (Fruit Beer)

Vedett (IPA)

Vedett (Extra Blond)

Vedett Extra White (Weiss)

Kwak (Belgian Ale)

Maredsous (Blond Ale)

La Chouffe (Blond Ale)

Brewers & Union Touro Tripel Blond (Belgian Ale)

Draught Beer (on tap)

Keg beer is a term for beer which is served from a pressurised keg. Keg beer is often filtered and/or pasteurised, both of which are processes that render the yeast inactive.